Hezbollah's "social services" and the NYT social disservices Contributed by Bill Faith
Diana West:
NewsFLASH:
HEZBOLLAH LEADS WORK TO REBUILD, GAINING STATURE --------- Filling Void in Lebanon --------- Militia Moves Fast With Bulldozers and Pledge of Cash From Iran
Is this a joke, a parody, somebody's idea of turning the moral realm on its head and portraying a genocidal guerilla army as a cross between the Lady Bountiiful, Santa Claus and the Army Corps of Engineers?
Nope. It's the headline of the in today's NYT. With Iran pouring cash into Hezbollah coffers for reconstruction projects in Lebanese towns that Hezbollah itself turned into battlegrounds by hiding its men and munitions in backyards, apartment houses and "hospitals," the Grey Lady really dons the full-metal-hijab for Hezbollah this time, pushing the old "social services" story as the terror org's means of "gaining stature." The not-so-subtle subtext rationalizes Hezbollah's support among what you might call ordinary Lebanese people: Hezbollah delivers tangible aid and comfort, so why shouldn't "ordinary" Lebanese people give Hezbollah their undying devotion?
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Contributed by Bill Faith on August 16, 2006 at 02:07 PM in , , , , |